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Dick Habbin
English footballer and manager
Richard Leonard Habbin (born 6 January 1949 in Cambridge, England) is an English former footballer and manager.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Leonard Habbin | ||
| Date of birth | (1949-01-06) 6 January 1949 (age 75) | ||
| Place of birth | Cambridge, England | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ?–1969 | Cambridge United | ? | (?) |
| 1969–1975 | Reading | 219 | (42) |
| 1975–1977 | Rotherham United | 84 | (19) |
| 1977–1979 | Doncaster Rovers | 60 | (12) |
| 1979–? | Maltby Miners Welfare | ? | (?) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1979–? | Maltby Miners Welfare | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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Habbin joined Reading in March 1969 from non-league side Cambridge United.[1] He joined Rotherham United in January 1975 after making 219 appearances and scoring 24 goals in the Football League for Reading.[1] He made 84 appearances and scored 19 goals in the league for them before joining Doncaster Rovers in September 1977.[1] He made 60 appearances and scored 12 goals in the league for them before being released at the end of the 1978–79 season.[1][2]
He became player-manager of Maltby Miners Welfare in 1979.[3]
- Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 258. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
- "Dick Habbin". doncasterrovers.co.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2008.
- "DONCASTER ROVERS : 1946/47 - 1997/98 & 2003/04 - 2006/07". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 9 March 2008.